Reforms (TW3K)

Reforms are the technology tree learning system for Total War: Three Kingdoms, players are able to learn a new reform every five turns.

The Unlocked Buildings shown are from the common building trees, leaders with custom building trees may have different options available.

Reform	Wu Xing	Prev.	Previous Reforms Required	Effect Faction	Effect Character	Unlocked Units	Unlocked Buildings	Required Buildings
Private Tutors	Water	0	~	~	Character Experience +10%	Archers	~	County School
Market Administration	Water	1	Private Tutors	Commerce Income +30%	~	~	Salt Shaft Mine Jade Trading Village Merchant Warehouses Dock Warehouse	~
Annual Proficiency Reports	Water	1	Private Tutors	~	Character Salary -10%	~	Academy Complex	~
Handbook of Excellence	Water	2	Private Tutors Annual Proficiency Reports	~	Character Salary -10% Satisfaction Strategists +8	~	Grand Academy	~
Economic Stimulation	Water	4	Private Tutors Annual Proficiency Reports Market Administration Handbook of Excellence	Trade Influence +50%	~	~	Jade Trading Town Port Trading Association Salt Mining Town Bureau of Trading Associations	~
Liu Bo	Water	0	~	Trade Influence +25%	~	Repeating Crossbowmen	Guest House Tea House	Horse Exchange
Weiqi	Water	3	Liu Bo Private Tutors Market Administration	Trade Influence +25%	Satisfaction Strategists +12	Heavy Repeating Crossbowmen	~	~
Treatise on Human Beings	Water	3	Private Tutors Annual Proficiency Reports Handbook of Excellence	Assignments Available +1	Character Experience +10%	~	~	~
Masterful Disguise Techniques	Water	1	Private Tutors	Spy Positions Available +1 Enemy Spies Cover Cost +4 Enemy Spies Network Cost +2	~	~	Market Officer Port Officer	~
Dedicated Spy Network	Water	3	Private Tutors Masterful Disguise Techniques Annual Proficiency Reports	Spy Positions Available +1 New Spies Upkeep Cost -10% Enemy Spies Network Cost +5	~	~	Drum & Bell Tower Port Inspector	~
Divine Manipulation of Threads	Water	4	Private Tutors Masterful Disguise Techniques Annual Proficiency Reports Dedicated Spy Network	Spy Positions Available +1 New Spies Upkeep Cost -15% Enemy Spies Network Cost +5	~	~	~	~
Diplomatic Missions	Water	1	Private Tutors	Trade Influence +25%	~	~	Silk Road Market Spice Route Market	~
Way of Great Peace	Water	4	Private Tutors Annual Proficiency Reports Diplomatic Missions Handbook of Excellence	Diplomatic Relations with all Factions +10	Satisfaction All +10%	~	~	~
Foreign Envoys	Water	0	~	Trade Agreements Available +1	~	~	Trading Port Fishing Port Coastal Trading Village	~
Sino-Roman Embassy	Water	1	Foreign Envoys	Trade Agreements Available +1	~	~	Silk Expedition Trading Post Grand Fishing Port Spice Trading Port Grand Trading Port	~
Silk Road Expeditions	Water	6	Private Tutors Foreign Envoys Currency-Based Economy Diplomatic Missions Sino-Roman Embassy Mercantile Regulation	Trade Agreements Available +1 Income from Silk +40% Income from Spice +40%	~	Onyx Dragons	Industrial Cargo Trade Port Industrial Grand Silk Road Market Spice Trading Port City Industrial Grand Spice Market Coastal Trading Town	~
Pottery Bricks	Metal	0	~	Building Upkeep -25%	~	~	~	State Workshops
Rammed Earth	Metal	1	Pottery Bricks	Building Upkeep -25%	~	~	~	~
Currency-Based Economy	Metal	0	~	Commerce Income +10%	~	~	Currency Inspector Office Government Workshops Craftsmen Workshops	~
Mercantile Regulation	Metal	1	Currency-Based Economy	Commerce Income +15%	~	~	Artisan Workshops	~
Government Enterprises	Metal	1	Currency-Based Economy	Industry Income +10%	~	~	Industrial Tool Depot Artisan Tool Depot	~
Trade Associations	Metal	2	Currency-Based Economy Mercantile Regulation	Commerce Income +20%	~	~	Master Lacquerware Artisans Master Artisans	~
Office of Arts & Crafts	Metal	2	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises	~	Satisfaction Sentinels +8	Sabre Infantry	Grand Treasury Mint Government Provincial Workshops Permanent Labour Housing Coin Maker	~
Guide to Estate Management	Metal	2	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises	Commerce Income +20% Industry Income +20%	~	~	Artisan Tool Manufacturer Industrial Tool Manufacturer	~
Corvee Labour	Metal	3	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises Guide to Estate Management	Construction Time -1 DISABLES REFORM: Tax Commutation	~	~	~	~
Tax Commutation	Metal	3	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises Guide to Estate Management	Industry Income +10% DISABLES REFORM: Corvee Labour	~	~	~	~
Horse Magnates	Metal	3	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises Guide to Estate Management	Population Growth +4K Trade Influence +20%		~	~	~
Shaft Mining	Metal	0	~	Mine Construction Cost -20%	~	~	Jade Artisans Bureau of Mining Subsidiaries Iron Craftwork Village Copper Mining Village	Open Iron Veins
Slave Mobilisation	Metal	0	~	Construction Time -1	~	Axe Band	~	Labourer Conscripted Housing
Convict Workforce	Metal	2	Shaft Mining Slave Mobilisation	Industry Income +20%	~	~	~	~
Carburettor Chambers	Metal	3	Shaft Mining Slave Mobilisation Convict Workforce	Industry Income +25%	~	~	Bureau of State Mining Expeditions Jade Master Artisans Iron Craftwork Town Copper Mining Town	~
State Monopolies	Metal	6	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises Office of Arts & Crafts Register of Land & Population Civil Service Recommendations Iron & Salt Agencies	Income +15% (all sources)	~	~	Grand State Workshops Office of Works	~
State Blast Furnaces	Metal	7	Currency-Based Economy Government Enterprises Office of Arts & Crafts Register of Land & Population Civil Service Recommendations Iron & Salt Agencies State Monopolies	Industry Income +15%	Satisfaction Sentinels +12	Pearl Dragons	~	~
Register of Land & Population	Earth	0	~	Peasantry Income +15%	~	~	~	~
Civil Service Recommendations	Earth	1	Register of Land & Population	Income +10% (all sources)	~	~	~	~
Iron & Salt Agencies	Earth	2	Register of Land & Population Civil Service Recommendations	Industry Income +15%	~	~	~	~
Merchant Tax Exemption	Earth	3	Register of Land & Population Civil Service Recommendations Iron & Salt Agencies	Industry Income +15% Income from Silk +40% Income from Spice +40%	~	~	~	~
Coin Minting	Earth	3	Register of Land & Population Civil Service Recommendations Iron & Salt Agencies	Corrruption -8%	~	~	Copper Coin Mint	~
Master of Ceremonies	Earth	0	~	Public Order +3	~	~	~	Confucian Temple
Principles of Wu Wei	Earth	1	Master of Ceremonies	~	Satisfaction Commanders +8 Character Salary -20%	~	Grand Temple of Confucius	~
Eunuch Secretaries	Earth	0	~	Administrator Positions +1	~	~	Court	Small City
Regular Palace Attendeants	Earth	1	Eunuch Secretaries	~	~	Sabre Cavalry	Judiciary Directorate of the Commandery	~
Eunuch Regional Inspectors	Earth	2	Eunuch Secretaries Regular Palace Attendeants	Assignments Available +1	~	~	~	~
Metropolitan Superintendents	Earth	2	Eunuch Secretaries Regular Palace Attendeants	Construction Cost -10%	~	~	~	~
Selling of Titles	Earth	3	Eunuch Secretaries Regular Palace Attendeants Eunuch Regional Inspectors	Corruption +5%	Satisfaction All -5 Character Salary -25%	~	~	~
Bureau of Banditry	Earth	0	~	Public Order +2	~	~	Rural County Administration	Rural Tax Collector
The Five Punishments	Earth	1	Bureau of Banditry	Corruption -5%	~	~	Rural Commandery Administration	~
Commissioners of Passage	Earth	2	Bureau of Banditry Commissioners of Passage	Public Order +3	~	~	Rural Province Administration	~
Officer Relocation	Earth	3	Bureau of Banditry Commissioners of Passage Commissioners of Passage	Corruption -6%	~	~	~	~
Six Bureaus of Bureaucracy	Earth]	6	Eunuch Secretaries Regular Palace Attendeants Metropolitan Superintendents Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies	Administrator Positions +1	Satisfaction Commanders +12	~	Grand Judiciary Office for Archives and Seals	~
Mandate of Heaven	Earth	13	Register of Land & Population Civil Service Recommendations Iron & Salt Agencies Coin Minting Mastery of Ceremonies Principles of Wu Wei Eunuch Secretaries Regular Palace Attendeants Metropolitan Superintendents Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies Six Bureaus of Bureaucracy	~	Satisfaction All +10	Yellow Dragons	Palace	~
Regional Commissioners	Fire	0	~	Recruitment Cost -8%	~	~	~	~
Military Markets	Fire	1	Regional Commissioners	Military Supplies +8	~	~	~	~
Garrison Conscripts	Fire	1	Regional Commissioners	Construction Cost (Military) -25%	~	~	Training Camp	~
Provincial Military Forces	Fire	2	Regional Commissioners Military Markets	Seasonal Retinue Deployments +1 Redeployment Cost -20%	~	~	Military Forge Military Supply Village	~
Supply Canals	Fire	2	Regional Commissioners Military Markets	Armies Available +1 Seasonal Retinue Deployments +2	~	~	Watchtower Garrisons Police Headquarters	~
Retainer Armies	Fire	2	Regional Commissioners Military Markets	Recruitment Cost Melee Infantry -8%	Satisfaction Vanguards +8	~	~	~
Convict Drafts	Fire	2	Regional Commissioners Garrison Conscripts	Mustering Turns -2 Starting Rank Peasant Recruits +2	~	Peasant Raiders	~	~
Green Dragon Supply Ships	Fire]	4	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Provincial Military Forces Supply Canals	Armies Available +1 Redeployment Cost -20%	Campaign Movement Range (starting in friendly sea regions) +25%	~	Military Armourer Military Supply Town Military Bow-Makers Military Weaponsmith	~
Strategic Fortresses	Fire	3	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Supply Canals	Military Supplies +8	Satisfaction Vanguards +8	~	Strategic Fortresses Fortified Garrison	~
Swiftness is the Key	Fire	4	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Supply Canals Strategic Fortresses	~	Campaign Map Movement Range +15%	Mounted Archers	White Horse Fellows Raiding Parties	~
Shock Warfare	Fire	3	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies	~	~	Lance Cavalry	Tribal Horse Herders	~
Hereditary Buqu	Fire	3	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies	Mustering Turns -2 Starting Rank Melee Cavalry +1	~	~	~	~
Barded Mounts	Fire	4	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies Shock Warfare	Recruitment Cost Cavalry -8% Starting Rank Shock Cavalry +1	~	~	Tribal Horse Post	~
Regional Levy	Fire	5	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies Garrison Conscripts Convict Drafts	Replenishment +10%	~	~	~	~
Extended Conscription Period	Fire	6	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies Garrison Conscripts Convict Drafts Regional Levy	Recruitment Cost Spear Infantry -8% Starting Rank Melee Infantry +1	~	~	~	~
Hierarchical Enfeoffments	Fire	8	Regional Commissioners Military Markets Retainer Armies Hereditary Buqu Provinical Iron Tool Forges Disaster Relief Systems Ever-Level Granaries Agricultural Garrisons	Armies Available +1 Retinue Upkeep -10%	~	Jade Dragons	~	~
Reform	Wu Xing	Prev.	Previous Reforms Required	Effect Faction	Effect Character	Unlocked Units	Unlocked Buildings	Required Buildings

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